Selma Blair no longer wants to be 'Cameron Diaz's spokesperson'

Selma Blair has now made a sharp U-turn after suggesting that her former co-star Cameron Diaz is retiring from acting.

In an interview, the actress said her friend Diaz was quitting the profession, triggering a flood of news stories.

But now, she has posted a message on Twitter explaining it was all a joke and also joked that she was now retiring from her position as Diaz's spokeswoman.

She wrote, "BREAKING NEWS Guys please, I was making a joke in an interview. CAMERON DIAZ is NOT retiring from ANYTHING. And for more breaking news: I am NOW retiring from being Cameron Diaz’s spokesperson."

BREAKING NEWS. Guys please, I was making a joke in an interview. CAMERON DIAZ is NOT retiring from ANYTHING. And for more breaking news: I am NOW retiring from being Cameron Diaz’s spokesperson.

Her clarification was in reference to a recent interview she did with Metro News UK where she said that her co-star from The Sweetest Thing had "retired from acting."

"I had lunch with Cameron the other day,” she told the publication with regards to The Sweetest Thing. "We were reminiscing about the film. I would have liked to do a sequel but Cameron’s retired from acting. She’s like ‘I’m done.'"

Adding fuel to the fire Blair added, "I mean, she doesn’t need to make any more films. She has a pretty great life, I don’t know what it would take to bring her back. She’s happy."

Diaz, 45, last appeared as Miss Hannigan in the rebooted version of Annie nearly four years ago.

Cameron has shied away from the spotlight since marrying rocker Benji, 39, back in 2015 - and reports last year suggested they were planning to adopt a baby.